Daily Archives: April 27, 2011
Sherritt profits rise despite flat nickel sales
Mainly thanks to rising nickel and oil prices, Canadian mining and energy concern Sherritt International reported a 116-percent rise in profit on a 29-5-percent increase in revenues in the first quarter.
Sherritt is… Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 04.26.11Cuba economy
Loans and taxes may prove daunting for Cuba economic reforms
The Cuban government's massive economic overhaul is hinged on taxes and access to capital.By Frances Roblesfrobles@MiamiHerald.com
Ernesto is a 26-year-old mechanical engineer turned entrepreneur.
Laid… Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 04.26.11CUBAN POLITBURO
Cuba's politburo threatened by senilityBy PEDRO ROIGproig@miami.edu
It is not difficult to understand that the discourse of the Cuban revolution has been manipulating dreams for 50 years in a delirious frenzy of unfulfilled promises.… Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 04.26.11
Senior official at U.S. Embassy in Caracas to lead U.S. mission in CubaBy JUAN O. TAMAYOMcClatchy Newspapers
MIAMI — John Caulfield, the veteran diplomat running the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela amid Washington's testy relations with President… Continue reading
Blogger Claudia Cadelo Speaks for Cuba's Younger GenerationApril 26, 2011by Erik Silk
Cuban blogger Claudia Cadelo will not tell you about her Web posting habits, at least not via phone or email. And, even though she is someone who writes… Continue reading
Cuba adjusts plans amid price hikes, weather fearsTue Apr 26, 2011 12:00pm EDT
* Government adjusting 2011 economic plans* Imports to cost $800 million more than expected* Business partners and residents fret
By Marc Frank
HAVANA, April 26 (Reuters) –… Continue reading
China to buy more sugar, but not from Cuba
China will take advantage of easing sugar prices to buy up to 1.8 million tons of sugar over the next three or four months, Reuters informed, citing an ANZ Bank report.… Continue reading
Chronicle of a Kidnapping / Miguel Iturria SavónMiguel Iturria Savón, Translator: Unstated
On Friday, April 22, at the corner of H and Calzada, in Vedado, Havana, I was intercepted at 3:45 pm by a Lada car without police plates, out… Continue reading
Cuba's next revolution
President Raul Castro has endorsed sweeping economic reforms and proposed term limits for government and Communist Party officials.
April 26, 2011
Last week, Cuban President Raul Castro endorsed sweeping economic reforms, proposed term limits for government and… Continue reading
